The Hobitton at Matamata,NZ

From Rotorua, we went up to Matamata -about 30 mins away. It’s a rural town in Waikato province. A nearby farm was the location for the Hobbiton – Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The New Zealand government decided to leave the Hobbit holes built on location as tourist attractions, since they were designed to blend seamlessly into the environment. They have no furniture, but can be entered. We arrived there a bit early and since i had not eaten anything yet for breakfast, i managed to grab a piece of moist choc cake(it’s the most exquisite and delicious choc cake that i’ve ever taste) and a cup of hot mocha before the tour begun. Since the Hobitton Movie set is right in the farm, 360 degrees view are mostly sheeps and farms. Hehe!

See,even Kirah sempat ‘bermesra-mesra’ with the cute lambs. So cute and very the manja oneee!!!

Mmmmmbeeeekkk!!!

our transit (credits to Kirah)

marking our presence at the Hobitton (credits to Kirah)

our group with the tour guide (the guy in the black sweatshirt),Benji.

pretend to be a Hobbit – let’s see which one suit us. Frodo or Samwise? Hmm….

(from this point onwards all pic credits goes to Kirah)

our Hobitton tour finished with the farm experience – a demonstration from a professional sheep shearer followed by…..

…..hand bottle feeding of pet lambs in which we are invited to participate. I was sooo enjoying this!! The pet lambs are sooo cute and can finished drink the milk in less than 10 minutes.

Rotorua,NZ

“Kia Ora” means welcome or hello. Here we were, at Rotorua- one of the must visit place that consists quite a major Maorians populations in North Island,NZ. The city is known for its geothermal activity, geysers and hot mud pools. As similar as its name as ‘The Sulphur City’ as the first thing that people will notice or to be precise-breath once they reached Rotorua.

Things we did at Rotorua included hiking at Whakarewarewa Thermal Village, zorbing and visiting Tamaki Maori Village.

Kirah at the silicon geysers pool.

Mesmerizing the view from one of the pit stop.

Sepasang couple mat saleh tgh berdrama swasta at one of the panaroma view point.

ZORBBBBIIIIIIInnnnggggg!!!! See how big is the zorb ball…..

There we were…in the ball. We tried to get up and stand after the ball started to roll but…urghhh..EPICFAILDOTCOMDOTMY.Hehehe!

Roll..roll…like the ball. Being in it was totally FUN!

There we went,to the last point of zorb.

Yours truly let herself out of the zorb ball. All soak and wet!!! Hahahahah!!

Back at the inn, we bumped into Abg Kumar – Malaysian Indian guy who’s working at Rotorua Hospital. I was looking for Kirah when all of sudden, i heard she was talking with someone in Manglish (Malay + English). Hahahah! It was nice to see Malaysian in a country that doesn’t has so many of them. (credits to Kirah for this pic).

Mr. Sunny – our guide of Tamaki Maori Village. Very nice,friendly guy and super cool too. I remembered he spelled my name as ‘Fairoose’ instead of ‘Fairuz’ in the guest list as he mentioned i pronounced like one. LOL!

The welcome greetings in Maorian’s way at the village.

Faces of Maorians (to be frank,i really didn’t get till now the expressions of this Maorians – all the ‘terbeliak mata’ and ‘terjelir lidah’ faces). Motif? LOL!

can u spot the difference?

the Maorian girl.

One part of demonstrating the life culture of Maorians.

They showed to us the right way to greet people in Maori way where the forehead and nose of two people were lean to each other. As they believe, all humans live and breath from the same air.

The Maorian dance. Trust me,these people sang beautifully. Their voices are very melodiscious.

The two beautiful ladies that shared the same dining table with us, Laura with her baby girl. She is from Adelaide, Australia and was in NZ with her husband and son for honeymoon. Nice fellas!

Yours truly with Sunny. He made me and Kirah sang ‘Rasa Sayang’ song on the bus on the way back to our place. *blush*

Taupo, NZ

Nearly 9 hours driving to Taupo from Wellington, we were mesmerized to see another God’s creation. God is Glorious!

Mt. Tongariro at Tongariro National Park – one of the most active volcano in North Island,NZ. Also one of the several locations which Peter Jackson chose to shoot LOTR film trilogy.

Chilled by Lake Taupo after checked-in at Rainbow’s Lodge. Known as the largest lake in northeast part where it discharges to the Waikato River.

One of the most beautiful sunset that i’ve ever seen in my entire life. And therefore, i’m thankful to God for the air that i breath, for the life i have and for the pair of eyes to witness all His handsome belongings. Praise to God!

Palmerston North,NZ

Jenny suggested to us to stop by at Palmerston North since we gonna passed by this place on the way to Taupo. Look at what we found here. One tiny side of Holland in Middle Earth. Nice!

The wind turbines to generate electricity.

Totally have no idea why i look so chub in this pic. Maybe it was due to the drugs taken. With doctor’s prescription, of course. But it’s ok, i’m no more longer on medication as i’m back to my normal size now-fit, healthy but no so slim. Hehe!